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androstendione

androstendione is the alternative form of androstenedione.

Meaning of androstenedione

Noun

androstenedione (countable and uncountable, plural androstenediones)

  1. (steroids) A steroid sex hormone C₁₉H₂₆O₂ that is secreted by the testes, ovaries, and adrenal cortex and is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of testosterone and estrogen.

Forms of androstendione

pluralandrostendiones

Questions about androstendione

What is androstendione the alternative form of?
Androstendione is the alternative form of androstenedione.

Words near androstendione in the dictionary

  1. androstanediones
  2. androstanes
  3. androstanol
  4. androstanolone
  5. androstanols
  6. androstendione
  7. androstendiones
  8. androstene
  9. androstenediol
  10. androstenediols
  11. androstenedione

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Adapted from Wiktionary: androstendione (page history and authors); androstenedione (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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